Committee to Protect Journalists - Zimbabwetag:cpj.org,2008-09-16://12014-10-23T20:42:16ZMovable Type Pro 6.0.2Journalist attacked, detained for recording police in Zimbabwetag:cpj.org,2014://1.240012014-10-23T20:38:45Z2014-10-23T20:42:16ZCape Town, South Africa, October 23, 2014--Police and politicians in Zimbabwe should respect the right of journalists to report the news without fear of intimidation or violence, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today after police beat up a journalist in the capital, Harare....Committee to Protect Journalists
Cape Town, South Africa, October 23, 2014--Police and politicians in Zimbabwe should respect the right of journalists to report the news without fear of intimidation or violence, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today after police beat up a journalist in the capital, Harare.]]>
Zimbabwe police attack photojournalisttag:cpj.org,2014://1.237222014-08-22T17:43:34Z2014-08-22T17:45:50ZPolice in the capital, Harare, on August 18, 2014, assaulted and detained a photojournalist from the private daily paper Zimbabwe Mail who was covering a demonstration calling on the government to provide jobs, according to news reports....Committee to Protect Journalists
Police in the capital, Harare, on August 18, 2014, assaulted and detained a photojournalist from the private daily paper Zimbabwe Mail who was covering a demonstration calling on the government to provide jobs, according to news reports.]]>
In Zimbabwe, journalist detained for covering demonstrationtag:cpj.org,2014://1.235382014-07-09T16:49:59Z2014-08-08T23:55:00ZPolice detained for several hours a reporter for the independent Daily News on July 3, 2014, local journalists told CPJ. Helen Kadirire was held in Mutoko, a town 143 kilometres (89 miles) east of the capital, Harare, after she started to cover a demonstration by the Mutoko North Development Trust,...Committee to Protect Journalists
Police detained for several hours a reporter for the independent Daily Newson July 3, 2014, local journalists told CPJ. Helen Kadirire was held in Mutoko, a town 143 kilometres (89 miles) east of the capital, Harare, after she started to cover a demonstration by the Mutoko North Development Trust, a local community organization, according to local reports.]]>
Zimbabwe police detain editor amid ruling party disputetag:cpj.org,2014://1.234622014-06-23T19:52:32Z2014-06-23T20:01:33ZCape Town, South Africa, June 23, 2014--Zimbabwean authorities should drop charges against the editor of the state-controlled Sunday Mail and release him immediately, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....Committee to Protect Journalists
Cape Town, South Africa, June 23, 2014--Zimbabwean authorities should drop charges against the editor of the state-controlled Sunday Mail and release him immediately, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.]]>
Zimbabwe's top court strikes down criminal defamationtag:cpj.org,2014://1.234392014-06-13T21:07:27Z2014-06-13T21:20:23ZNew York, June 13, 2014--The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes Thursday's move by Zimbabwe's Constitutional Court to strike down criminal defamation, saying it is not compatible with the country's new constitution. The court ruled that criminal defamation violated freedom of expression and that civil suits would adequately protect individuals alleging...Committee to Protect Journalists
New York, June 13, 2014--The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes Thursday's move by Zimbabwe's Constitutional Court to strike down criminal defamation, saying it is not compatible with the country's new constitution. The court ruled that criminal defamation violated freedom of expression and that civil suits would adequately protect individuals alleging defamation, reports said.]]>
Zimbabwean journalists report being attacked, threatenedtag:cpj.org,2014://1.229112014-02-25T17:09:14Z2014-02-25T17:17:12ZAt least two journalists reported being attacked, threatened, and obstructed in January 2014 in Zimbabwe, while a third was summoned to court a year after being charged, according to news reports....Committee to Protect Journalists
At least two journalists reported being attacked, threatened, and
obstructed in January 2014 in Zimbabwe, while a third was summoned to court a
year after being charged, according to news reports. ]]>
Attacks on the Press in 2013: Zimbabwetag:cpj.org,2014://1.227832014-02-12T06:59:29Z2014-05-12T03:14:19ZThough general elections in July took place in a significantly more peaceful atmosphere than the 2008 vote, the news media remained dominated by state-owned outlets. Journalists and human rights defenders were frequent targets of physical attacks and brief detentions in the months leading up to the election, which renewed the...Committee to Protect Journalists
Though general elections in July took place in a significantly more peaceful atmosphere than the 2008 vote, the news media remained dominated by state-owned outlets. Journalists and human rights defenders were frequent targets of physical attacks and brief detentions in the months leading up to the election, which renewed the 33-year grip on power of 89-year-old President Robert Mugabe, giving the ruling party a two-thirds majority which could allow it to make changes to the country's recently approved constitution. No journalists were detained at the time of the elections, but an observer mission of Southern African editors failed to receive media accreditation ahead of the vote. Authorities maintained a tight hold on radio, the principal means of communication for Zimbabweans, most of whom live in rural areas. Though two commercial, urban-based stations were licensed in mid-2012, community radio stations were blocked from the air, and calls for the licensing of additional commercial licenses fell on deaf ears. Despite new constitutional provisions that guarantee media freedom and civil liberties, repressive laws such as the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, the Public Order and Security Act, and the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, remained on the books.]]>
Zimbabwean journalists targeted amid pre-election tensiontag:cpj.org,2013://1.219272013-06-18T19:19:43Z2013-06-18T19:57:42Z Cape Town, South Africa, June 18, 2013--All parties in Zimbabwe's government of national unity must respect the responsibility of journalists to document events and report the views of citizens, especially in the run-up to the country's elections in July, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. In four different...Committee to Protect Journalists

Cape Town, South Africa, June 18, 2013--All parties in Zimbabwe's
government of national unity must respect the responsibility of journalists to
document events and report the views of citizens, especially in the run-up to
the country's elections in July, the Committee to Protect Journalists said
today. In four different cases this month, reporters have been attacked
apparently in connection with their coverage of the country's two major
political parties.

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Zimbabwe journalists charged after military-MDC storytag:cpj.org,2013://1.216682013-05-08T18:23:41Z2013-05-08T18:29:02ZCommittee to Protect Journalists
Cape Town, South Africa, May 8, 2013--Police in Harare have filed
criminal charges against two Zimbabwean journalists on accusations they
published "false statements
prejudicial to the state" in a story about behind-the-scenes discussions between
military leaders and the opposition Movement for Democratic Change. ]]>
Zimbabwe must heed rule of law in Beatrice Mtetwa casetag:cpj.org,2013://1.214492013-03-21T21:03:21Z2013-03-21T22:12:03ZDear Minister: We are writing to express our concern about the arrest on Sunday of award-winning human rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa and her subsequent detention by police in defiance of an order issued by a high court judge. We believe this invalidates the criminal proceedings instituted against her on Wednesday and constitutes an affront to the constitution and legal system of your country.Committee to Protect JournalistsZimbabwe police raid station studios, detain journalisttag:cpj.org,2013://1.213352013-03-01T21:20:24Z2013-03-01T21:38:49Z Nairobi, March 1, 2013--Authorities in Zimbabwe have stepped up their crackdown on independent news coverage in the country by raiding the production studios of a radio station and confiscating radios distributed by nongovernmental organizations, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....Committee to Protect Journalists

Nairobi, March 1,
2013--Authorities in Zimbabwe have stepped up their crackdown on
independent news coverage in the country by raiding the production studios of a
radio station and confiscating radios distributed by nongovernmental
organizations, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

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Zimbabwean police seize radios in run-up to electionstag:cpj.org,2013://1.213242013-02-28T16:08:12Z2013-02-28T18:27:41Z Nairobi, February 28, 2013--Zimbabwean authorities' seizure of hand-cranked and solar-powered radios distributed by nongovernmental organizations prevents local citizens from accessing diverse sources of information in the run-up to the country's general elections in July, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....Committee to Protect Journalists

Nairobi, February 28,
2013--Zimbabwean authorities' seizure of hand-cranked and solar-powered radios distributed by nongovernmental
organizations prevents local citizens from accessing diverse sources of
information in the run-up to the country's general elections in July, the
Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

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Zimbabwean police raid news agency, seize equipmenttag:cpj.org,2012://1.204812012-10-03T22:15:12Z2012-10-03T22:32:24ZNairobi, October 3, 2012--The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns a police raid on a news production company in Belgravia, a suburb north of the capital, on September 26 in which several journalists were detained and equipment confiscated....Committee to Protect Journalists
Nairobi, October 3,
2012--The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns a police raid on a
news production company in Belgravia, a suburb north of the capital, on
September 26 in which several journalists were detained and equipment
confiscated. ]]>
Zimbabwe detains, deports award-winning photojournalist tag:cpj.org,2012://1.198872012-05-18T20:07:48Z2012-05-18T20:12:38ZOn April 16, 2012, the Zimbabwe Republic Police in the southern border town of Beitbridge arrested Robin Hammond, a freelance photojournalist with dual U.K. and New Zealand citizenship, as he reported on migration between Zimbabwe and neighboring South Africa, government-controlled state daily The Herald reported....Committee to Protect Journalists
On April 16, 2012, the Zimbabwe Republic Police in the
southern border town of Beitbridge arrested Robin Hammond, a freelance
photojournalist with dual U.K. and New Zealand citizenship, as he reported on
migration between Zimbabwe and neighboring South Africa, government-controlled
state daily The Heraldreported.]]>
Attacks on the Press in 2011: Zimbabwetag:cpj.org,2012://1.175962012-02-21T05:36:00Z2014-05-14T00:34:58Z Although official anti-press harassment continued a gradual decline from its peak after the disputed 2008 elections, a highly restrictive legal framework kept domestic, independent news sources to a mere handful. The fractious coalition between Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF and Morgan Tsvangirai's MDC failed to implement the media reforms they had...Committee to Protect Journalists
Although official anti-press harassment continued a gradual decline from its peak after the disputed 2008 elections, a highly restrictive legal framework kept domestic, independent news sources to a mere handful. The fractious coalition between Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF and Morgan Tsvangirai's MDC failed to implement the media reforms they had pledged to undertake in their 2008 power-sharing deal, leaving in place repressive laws such as the Access to Information and Privacy Protection Act. At least six journalists faced criminal defamation charges, including two staffers from the weekly Standardwho were detained after covering a politician's arrest. Assailants broke into the offices of NewsDayand Masvingo Mirror, stealing computer hard drives and storage discs. Both break-ins followed critical coverage; no suspects were arrested in either case. Fearing the influence of revolutions in North Africa, authorities detained dozens of civil society members for watching footage of the Egyptian revolution at a public gathering. The European Union named six state media journalists among 200 Zimbabweans subject to sanctions for allegedly promoting violence during the 2008 polling.
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